Vocabulary on September 29, 2022 from The Guardian (Words: 1.#HERALD, 2. #STANDOFF)
>>> Word Meanings: 1. HERALD = to give notice of; announce; পূর্বাভাষ দেওয়া ; be a sign that (something) is about to happen; একটি চিহ্ন যে কিছু ঘটতে চলেছে; adumbrate, forerun, foreshadow, harbinger, prefigure; signal; indicate; announce; point to; spell; presage; augur; portend; promise; foretell; usher in; show in; pave the way for; open the way for; be a harbinger of; be a forerunner; be a precursor; precede; come before; 2. STANDOFF = অচলাবস্থা; deadlock; stalemate; impasse; standstill; dead end; draw; tie; dead heat; >>> Sentences: 1. Nord Stream blasts could HERALD new phase of hybrid war, say EU politicians. 2. Nord Stream has been at the heart of a STANDOFF between Russia and Europe over energy supplies since the start of the Kremlin’s war in Ukraine, but it is not immediately clear who stands to benefit from the destruction of the gas infrastructure.